"Jessie Fiske, an artist, determines to enter a $5,000 prize contest, for the best marine study exhibited before the National Art Club. In an island village she finds the type of model she requires in Tom King, a brawny young fisherman. Tom consents to pose for her, and in order to keep him in good humor, she allows him to believe that she is somewhat attached to him. He accompanies her to her city studio where the picture is to be completed. His infatuation for the artist breaks the heart of his "girl," who is blind. Finally the picture is finished. Jessie, the artist, now repulses her model in his attempts at love making and, with a sneer offers him money for his services. He madly refuses this sort of compensation and, realizing that the artist cares nothing for him, now that the picture is finished, Tom slashes it to ribbons and hastens back to beg forgiveness of the little girl he has slighted."
Selig release flier. 1912